† had-I-wisthadiwistn.

Obsolete.

A phrase (= ‘if I had known’), expressing regret for something done in ignorance of circumstances now known; hence, as n. A vain regret, or the heedlessness or loss of opportunity which leads to it.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > regret > [noun] > vain regret

had-I-wist1390

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 105 Upon his fortune and his grace Cometh had I wist full ofte a place.

c1450 Urbanitatis (Calig. A.ii) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 15 And kepe þe welle from hadde-y-wyste.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. Qvii To eschewe..all slouthfulnesse, all neglygence, all rasshnesse..all had I wyst, all dulnesse of parceyuing our dueties.

1581 T. Howell His Deuises sig. M.v^v Till midst the waues of had I wist we floate.

1600 S. Nicholson Acolastus his After-witte sig. H2^v Till womens hopes doe end in Had I wist.

1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. ii. 43 His late wisht had-I-wists, remorcefull bitings.

1876 R. C. Trench Synonyms New Test. lxix. 250 What our fathers were wont to call ‘hadiwist’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	had-i-wist
释义	† had-I-wisthadiwistn. Obsolete. A phrase (= ‘if I had known’), expressing regret for something done in ignorance of circumstances now known; hence, as n. A vain regret, or the heedlessness or loss of opportunity which leads to it. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > regret > [noun] > vain regret had-I-wist1390 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 105 Upon his fortune and his grace Cometh had I wist full ofte a place. c1450 Urbanitatis (Calig. A.ii) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 15 And kepe þe welle from hadde-y-wyste. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. Qvii To eschewe..all slouthfulnesse, all neglygence, all rasshnesse..all had I wyst, all dulnesse of parceyuing our dueties. 1581 T. Howell His Deuises sig. M.v^v Till midst the waues of had I wist we floate. 1600 S. Nicholson Acolastus his After-witte sig. H2^v Till womens hopes doe end in Had I wist. 1613 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals I. ii. 43 His late wisht had-I-wists, remorcefull bitings. 1876 R. C. Trench Synonyms New Test. lxix. 250 What our fathers were wont to call ‘hadiwist’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1390
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